Partners In Evil: The Shocking True Story of a Fantasy Turned Deadly [Paperback]

Steve Jackson (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Pinnacle (August 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786015217
• ISBN-13: 978-0786015214
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 6.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #625,308 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Best-selling and award-winning author and journalist Steve Jackson lives and works in the mountains of Colorado with his wife, and their three children. Born in Bethesda Naval Hospital in 1955, he grew up in Hawaii and Colorado. He graduated in 1979 from Colorado State University with a BA in Journalism.

A newspaper journalist for 25 years, he worked in locales as varied as Montana, Hawaii, Guam, Micronesia, Indonesia, Indiana, Washington D.C., Florida, Oregon and Colorado. During his career with newspapers, he received numerous national and regional awards for feature writing and investigative reporting.

His first non-fiction book, Monster, was published in October 1998, and he has been writing full-time since 2001. His latest non-fiction book, Not Lost Forever, was published Oct. 6, 2009. In 2003, his World War II dramatic narrative, Lucky Lady, received The Colorado Book Award, best biography/history, from the Colorado Center for the Book; Lucky Lady was also the runner-up that year for the Admiral Samuel Morrison Naval History Award.

Several of his books, beginning with Monster, have been listed on the New York Times Bestsellers list. He also ghost writes a popular "crime thriller" fiction series. "But if I told you the name, I'd have to kill you," he says.

Outside of writing, his interests include backpacking, fly fishing, skiing, guitar, reading, softball, music, wine, beer and spending time with his family and friends.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent true crime, December 31, 2004

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D. Sachs (CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Partners In Evil: The Shocking True Story of a Fantasy Turned Deadly (Paperback)

I don't understand the negative reviews of this book at all. I've been a voracious true crime reader for over a decade and I am as certain to enjoy a Steve Jackson book as I am Ann Rule. I consider him the crime writer for Colorado as Ann Rule is for the Pacific Northwest. This book does a great job of detailing the characters involved and is sensitive to the victim. Yes, the crime was solved right away, but that doesn't make understanding why they did it and the events leading up to it and afterwards any less interesting. I enjoyed every page of it and look forward to everything else Steve Jackson writes in the future. Definately worth it for true crime lovers!

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good account of a terrible crime, August 5, 2003

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This review is from: Partners In Evil: The Shocking True Story of a Fantasy Turned Deadly (Paperback)

I have read many true crime books over the years and by far the most appealing aspect of this book is the sensitivity shown by the author with respect to the family of the victim. As is unfortunately the case, the rights of the accussed often outweigh those of the victim and this book is a startling reminder of this. The horrendous suffering of this victim is overlooked by defense attorneys who wish to profit from a tragedy. I can only hope that the family of this victim can gain some level of peace with the knowledge that this book has allowed the memory of their daughter's special character to prosper.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well Written and well Researched, August 16, 2003

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Lynn M. Brown (Houston, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Partners In Evil: The Shocking True Story of a Fantasy Turned Deadly (Paperback)

The author not only grabs the reader's attention from the very first page, he places this horrific crime in historical context with other death penalty cases. Steve Jackson has done his homework! The reader gets to know Jacine and her family and whether one agrees with the death penalty or not, you cannot help but feel the pain of Jacine's parents. I will never forget her smiling face. This book is a must read for readers of true crime.